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New Canaan Railroad
The New Canaan Branch is an 8.2-mile (13 km) long branch line of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line that begins from a junction east of downtown Stamford, Connecticut, north to New Canaan. It opened in 1868 as the New Canaan Railroad. History The New Canaan Railroad was chartered in May 1866 as a short branch of the New York & New Haven Railroad. It opened July 4, 1868 when a train ran from Stamford to New Canaan. Within a year of the opening of operations a branch from the NY&NH main line south in Stamford to the pier at the Pine Island Steamboat Landing was opened to allow passengers and freight to switch to steamboats running on Long Island Sound. Despite such attempts to increase revenue on January 1, 1879, the company went bankrupt, and it was taken over in foreclosure in 1883 by the Stamford and New Canaan Railroad, which incorporated in 1882. The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad leased the line on October 1, 1884, and on October 1, 1890, it was merged into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Canaan, CT
New Canaan () is a New England town, town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,622 according to the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. About an hour from Manhattan by train, the town is considered part of Gold Coast (Connecticut), Connecticut's Gold Coast. The town is bounded on the south by Darien, Connecticut, Darien, on west by Stamford, Connecticut, Stamford, on the east by Wilton, Connecticut, Wilton, on the southeast by Norwalk, Connecticut, Norwalk, and on the north by Lewisboro, New York, Lewisboro and Pound Ridge, New York, Pound Ridge in Westchester County, New York. New Canaan is known for its architecture and public parks such as Waveny Park, and a town center with boutiques. Residents sing carols on God's Acre every Christmas Eve, a town tradition since 1916. Additionally, New Canaan is one of the wealthiest towns in the country, appearing in multiple rankings of the nation’s richest zip codes. It is also known for its Public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
